Sound Devices MixPre-3 Audio Recorder-Mixer and USB Audio Interface

Sound Devices MixPre-3 Audio Recorder-Mixer and USB Audio Interface Overview: Anytime, Anywhere Audio The groundbreaking MixPre-3 is a lightweight, high-resolution audio recorder with integrated USB audio streaming that offers world-class sound quality combined with extreme durability – perfect for sound designers, podcasters, videographers, YouTubers and field recordists Sublime Audio Quality The MixPre-3 features Sound Devices' new Kashmir microphone preamps.

These high-performance, ultra-low-noise, discrete, Class-A mic preamps were hand-crafted by Sound Devices The Kashmir mic preamps feature a -130dBV noise floor, analog limiters, and new 32-bit A-to-D converters to ensure the highest quality audio recordings that far surpass those of other recorders using simple off-the-shelf IC-based mic preamps.

Powerful USB and Recording The versatile MixPre-3 makes an excellent USB audio interface, offering the unique ability to record audio to an SD card while simultaneously streaming multiple channels of audio via USB Handy for interviews, podcasts, or simply as a backup recorder to your computer, the MixPre can be used for Skype or Facetime interviews, and to record audio for podcasts or video blogs.

Pocket-Size, Unintimidating Design The small stature and design of the MixPre-3 will fit any production environment It features a responsive capacitive touch screen for incredibly simple and intuitive operation, and a bright, IPS technology, sunlight-readable color LCD for the ultimate in convenient navigation.

Like all Sound Devices products, the MixPre-3 is extremely durable Constructed with a die-cast aluminum chassis, it is both lightweight and incredibly robust.

The MixPre-3 is super-compact, so much so that it can fit in your pocket – perfect for jobs on the run Intuitive Operation The MixPre-3 bridges the gap between sound engineers, musicians and YouTubers with user-friendly navigation featuring Basic and Advanced modes.

Designed to allow a user to start recording right out of the box, Basic mode takes the guesswork out of audio recording and is intended for stereo recording applications, such as interviews, video blogs, music or podcasts The Advanced mode offers more experienced audio users access to multi-channel recording and advanced settings such as metering, routing, timecode, mic pre gain, stereo and Mid/Side channel linking, headphone presets and more.

Advanced Mixing Capabilities The MixPre-3 is a full-featured mixer that offers ergonomic gain control knobs for fast and accurate mixing Other key features include pan and soloing plus easy-to-see ring LED metering per channel.

The MixPre-3 also includes a 3.5mm jack for headphone monitoring with user-programmable presets from our custom-designed powerful, wide-bandwidth headphone amp A Videographer’s Dream As an added benefit to DSLR users, the MixPre-3 has a retractable ¼-20 mounting capacity making it a perfect pairing for a wide variety of cameras.

This design allows for solid, low-profile tripod/camera mounting Because the male and female ¼-20 threads are captive, they cannot be lost and are always available.

Capable cameras can feed Timecode to the device over the MixPre’s micro camera input, which provides perfect synchronization of sound and video Timecode can also be fed into the MixPre’s 3.5mm input from an external TC generator.

The MixPre-3’s micro camera input can also receive "record triggers" from popular cameras, which automatically starts and stops the MixPre’s recording via the camera’s record button Flexible Powering Options For the ultimate in portability and convenience, the MixPre-3 has multiple powering options.

It can be powered from AA batteries in a convenient detachable sled of either four or eight cells Also available is a sled that offers powering from up to two hot-swappable Sony L-Mount Li-Ion batteries.

The Li-lon batteries offer the ultimate in battery life Additionally, the entire recorder can also be powered from a laptop’s USB-C or USB-A connectors offering convenient connection and powering with just one cable.

For applications where AC is available, Sound Devices offers an optional AC adapter as well Specifications: Audio Inputs Frequency Response: 10Hz to 40kHz +/- 0.5dB re 1kHz @ 96kHz sample rate Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): 0.005% max (@1kHz, 22-22kHz BW, gain=20dB, -10dBu in) Equivalent Input Noise (EIN): -130dBV (-128dBu) max (A-weighting, gain=76dB, 150 ohm source impedance) Inputs Mic: XLR active-balanced; 4k input Z Line: XLR active-balanced; 4k input Z Aux/Mic in: 3.5mm TRS, 2-channel unbalanced; 100k input Z USB audio: 2 channel All inputs fully RF-filtered and overload protected Gain Mic input: +6dB to +76dB Line input: -20dB to +30dB Fader: -inf to +20dB Headphone: -inf to +20dB Total, Mic-to-recording (max): +96dB Aux In (Mic): +10dB to +40dB Aux In (Line): -10dB to +20dB Total Aux Gain including Fader, Mic-to-recording: +60dB ADC 32 bit precision; 120dB dynamic range min (A-weighted, gain=10dB, fader=0dB) Maximum Input Level Mic XLR: +14dBu (limiters on or off) Line XLR: +40dBu (limiters on or off) Aux In (Mic): -10dBu Aux In (Line): +10dBu Limiters Limiter at all gain stages, range > 40dB.

First stage analog, subsequent stages digital Low Cut Filters 40Hz to 160Hz (adjustable), 18 dB/oct First stage analog, subsequent stages digital Microphone Powering Mic XLRs: 48V via 6.8k resistors, 10mA each Mic 3.5mm: 3V @ 3k source Z Audio Outputs Stereo Out: 3.5mm TRS stereo unbalanced, 500 ohm output Z, +7.8dBu max output level DAC feeding Stereo Out, Headphone Out: 32 bit precision; 115dB dynamic range (A-weighted) Headphone Out: 3.5mm TRS stereo unbalanced, for use with any impedance headphones Output Limiters: Digital Recorder Maximum Record Tracks: 5 tracks (stereo mix + 3 ISOs) Sampling Frequency: 44.1 kHz 48 kHz 96 kHz Bit Depth: 16, 24 Media Type: Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) Secure Digital (SD) Maximum Storage Size: 512 GB (SDXC) Card Format: FAT32 formatted (32GB or less), exFAT for (>32GB), on-board memory card formatting File Type: WAV (Broadcast Wave File format), with embedded timecode stamp and metadata USB Audio Interface (USB-C): 5-in/2-out; 44.1 to 96 kHz; 16/24-bit; Class compliant USB 2.0 high speed or ASIO (supplied) Mass Storage (USB-C): USB 2.0 high speed Keyboard (USB-A): Text entry and control Touch Screen Display: 1.6-inch, color, sunlight-viewable IPS LCD Resolution: 320x240 51 Timecode Modes Time of Day (file stamped w/current ToD) LTC Input (file stamped w/incoming LTC on Aux 3.5mm) HDMI TC (file stamped w/incoming TC from HDMI & sample clock slaved from HDMI sample clock.

Only works on specific cameras that support HDMI TC Frame Rates Auto detects (fps): 23.98 (same as 23.976) 24 25 29.97DF 29.97 30 HDMI TC In: From cameras that output timecode over HDMI Remote Control Bluetooth Smart: Wireless control using Wingman app HDMI: Auto-record start/stop trigger from cameras that output record flag over HDMI Timecode: Auto-record start/stop trigger via Aux In timecode Power AA Batteries 4x AA sled 8x AA sled NiMH recommended L-Mount Batteries: 2x L-mount sled for hot-swappable Li-Ion batteries From Computer: Bus-powered via USB-C port Use either: USB-C to USB-C cable (optional) MX-USBY: USB-C to dual USB-A Y-cable (included) AC Adapter: MX-Charge: 15W PSU w/USB-C connector; includes wall adapter plugs for US, UK, Australia, and Europe Environmental Operation and Storage Operating: -20° C to 60° C Storage: -40° C to 85° C 0 to 90% relative humidity (non-condensing) Dimensions and Weight Size (H x W x D) 1.4 in x 5.68 in x 4.35 in 36 mm x 144 mm x 110 mm Weight 16.8 oz (unpackaged, without batteries) 0.48 kg (unpackaged, without batteries) In The Box: MixPre-3 MX-4AA Battery Sled (batteries not included) Y-Cable Two USB-A to One USB-C.